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The GameFob Network is your source for everything geek! Gaming, comics, movies, TV, cosplay, and more!Fri, 27 Feb 2015 01:38:20 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1The MCU: The GameFob Binge-Watch List Updatedhttp://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-the-gamefob-binge-watch-list-updated/
http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-the-gamefob-binge-watch-list-updated/#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 01:38:20 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=38076Read More »]]>Now that Agent Carter is resting her lovely laurels, we update our MCU binge-watching list. This will especially be handy if you’re planning to get yourself into an avenging mood as May 1st approaches. Of course, with all of the Daredevil episodes releasing on one day, we’ll update our binge-watch list yet again! No rest for the MCU/Hydra brats in the GameFob Network.

Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are set to bring Shazam to the big screen in 2019. However, during an MTV interview on the red carpet of the 87th Oscars, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson told interviewer Josh Horowitz that we can expect the film to happen a little earlier. Now that’s some exciting news for geeks around the world.

This tiny bit of information sounds wonderful, but there’s one thing we have to remember… we still don’t have an actor to play Shazam. Although I enjoy Josh Horowitz work, he isn’t the guy for the job. It is my humble and sometimes accurate opinion that Mark Wahlberg should play the role of Shazam or Captain Marvel or what have you. Wahlberg has proven in movies such as Pain and Gain, Ted, and the forthcoming Ted 2, that he can pull of a childish demeanor for the role of Shazam. Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment should reunite the Pain and Gain co-stars and just let the magic happen. And why not throw in Anthony Mackie as Tawney? I know he’s set to portray Falcon again, but can he really resist being a talking tiger?

Hey, it could happen.

]]>http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-dccu-who-should-play-shazam/feed/0Batman: Arkham Knight Rated Mhttp://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/batman-arkham-knight-rated-m/
http://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/batman-arkham-knight-rated-m/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 16:37:58 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=38020Read More »]]>It was revealed today that Rocksteady’s next entry in the Arkham series will be the first to don a “mature” rating. Previously, Arkham Asylum and Arkham City both earned a “T for teen” rating, but apparently the ESRB believes Arkham Knight is just a little too bloody or profane.

Now, this can be good news, or bad news. Of course it’s bad because the mature rating immediately decreases the possible install base, as you must be 17 or older to buy an M rated game. On the brighter side, the fact that it’s the first game to receive this higher rating means Rocksteady didn’t compromise the story they wanted to tell. Game director Sefton Hill says they weren’t concerned with what rating their project would earn, but rather just telling the story they wanted to tell. He also acknowledged the fact that “some fans will miss out,” but didn’t want to “water down” the game to keep it in a mass market. Good news right?

Batman: Arkham Knight releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows on June 2, 2015. For more on Batman’s next adventure, stay tuned to GameFob Network!

]]>http://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/batman-arkham-knight-rated-m/feed/0The MCU: Agents of SHIELD Quakeshttp://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-agents-of-shield-quakes/
http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-agents-of-shield-quakes/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 03:08:35 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=38011Read More »]]>Spoilers ahead…but you’ll get no sympathy from me since Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (MAoS) has been off the air for nearly two months.

With Marvel’s Agent Carter winding down its impressive first season, the surging awesomeness of ABC’s other Marvel show continues with this new trailer. For a show that turned things around in the latter half of Season 1, the second act of the sophomore year has kept its feet firm on the petal with no major letdown as of yet.

The character Skye is now believed to be an Inhuman from the comics named Quake. It was a huge leap for MAoS as it’s now starting to fulfill a promise that the TV shows can actually influence the films in the MCU. Check out the comic counterpart below.

During the MCU Phase 3 announcement, Kevin Feige pointed out that the Inhumans and Terigenesis were going to be a huge part of the MCU since Wolverine and the rest of Professor X’s crew are hands-off for Marvel Studios. Interesting that the word “mutant” can only be uttered by the 20th Century Fox X-Men Cinematic Universe (XCU).

Can Inhumans be half as popular as X-Men when its released in 2018? It seems impossible, but the MCU track record is all positives. As for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, the seismic shift for of Skye/Quake picks up again next week on March 3rd. Are you excited about MAoS Season 2.5?

]]>http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-agents-of-shield-quakes/feed/0Update Comes to Xbox One Upload Studiohttp://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/update-comes-to-xbox-one-upload-studio/
http://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/update-comes-to-xbox-one-upload-studio/#commentsWed, 18 Feb 2015 03:43:03 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=37916Read More »]]>If you’re like me, you love to record and share your epic gaming moments on Xbox One (and PS4, but that’s for another article). The UI for Upload Studio has always been pretty nice – it can get you where you need to go – but recently it has been updated significantly. To receive the update, just start Upload Studio like normal, and you will be prompted to download the file. In no time you’ll be enjoying a slew of new features that make it easier than ever to create montages worth showing off. I’ll let Major Nelson walk you through it:

There you go, kids! Enjoy your new tools and fill your friends’ Activity Feeds with clips and montages with your new and improved Upload Studio app.

To stay updated on Xbox One and everything else gaming, keep watching GameFob!

]]>http://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/update-comes-to-xbox-one-upload-studio/feed/0The MCU: Daredevil Teaser Trailerhttp://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-daredevil-teaser-trailer/
http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-daredevil-teaser-trailer/#commentsThu, 05 Feb 2015 07:05:07 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=37774Read More »]]>Marvel Studios, Netflix, and ABC Studios first series that will culminate into The Defenders has just released its first 1:30 teaser trailer to the world. Daredevil looks to follow CW’s Arrow formula of realism over supernatural powers. It’s a good approach as that formula has done wonders for DC’s arrow-shooting parkour guy. According to the trailer, all episodes will be released on April 10th exclusively on Netflix.

Here are some pics from the trailer…

The much criticized costume feels like an origins look. Much like Arrow, it should evolve into something that’s not too loud like the Ben Affleck’s version of Daredevil. Actually, he looks more like Solid Snake than a super hero.

Deborah Ann Woll, best known for waving her read locks on True Blood as Jessica Hamby, portrays Karen Page. She’s a blonde.

Other notable actors that have been recruited to bring this serious Daredevil to the small screen include Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple and Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Frisk / Kingpin.

Source: Marvel Entertainment YouTube Channel

]]>http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-mcu/the-mcu-daredevil-teaser-trailer/feed/0First Photo of Brandon Routh as Atom Releasedhttp://gamefob.com/film-tv/first-photo-of-brandon-routh-as-atom-released/
http://gamefob.com/film-tv/first-photo-of-brandon-routh-as-atom-released/#commentsTue, 03 Feb 2015 21:45:21 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=37743Read More »]]>Check out the official image of Brandon Routh as the Atom. Not to shabby, eh? CW and Warner Bros. are putting a lot of stock behind the CW-verse and who can argue with the great results? So far, this A.T.O.M. suit is just a suit of armor. We don’t know if the suit will allow Routh to change size.

According to IGN, what we do know is that Ray Palmer, Brandon Routh, and Felicity Smoak, Emily Bett Rickards, will pay a visit to The Flash this season, where Ray gets some assistance on the suit – which likely means we’ll see The Atom in costume teaming with The Flash, given the episode is called “All-Star Team-Up.”

]]>http://gamefob.com/film-tv/first-photo-of-brandon-routh-as-atom-released/feed/1SXSW Announces Film Lineuphttp://gamefob.com/film-tv/sxsw-announces-film-lineup/
http://gamefob.com/film-tv/sxsw-announces-film-lineup/#commentsTue, 03 Feb 2015 20:46:34 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=37737Read More »]]>South By South West (SXSW) returns to Austin for it’s 22nd consecutive year. The film festival is lead by Melissa McCarthy’s “Spy,” Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart starrer “Get Hard,” The Festival is set to screen 145 feature films. Among those films are 100 World Premieres, 13 North American Premieres and 11 U.S. Premieres. The 145 films were selected form a record high, 2,385 feature-length submissions (1,614 U.S. and 771 international.)

New at SXSW this year is the Narrative Feature Competition & Documentary Feature competition categories have increased to include 10 films per category, up from a long standing 8 films per category. The festival is taking Oscar like liberties I suppose. Also, for the first time ever, SXSW Muisc badgeholders can attend all the screenings in the 24 Beats Per Second Film Festival category as an expansion of Convergence programming.

And there’s more! According to the SXSW website, the Midnighter features, along with the Short Film Program, will be announced next Tuesday, February 10, with the complete Film Conference lineup and schedule to follow on Tuesday, February 17. SXSW continues to grow every year. The premiere event of the great city of Austin is one that everyone should experience at least one in their life time. Make this year the year and keep Austin weird.

]]>http://gamefob.com/film-tv/sxsw-announces-film-lineup/feed/0The DC-CU: Teen Titans Cast Reactionhttp://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-dc-cu-teen-titans-cast-reaction/
http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-dc-cu-teen-titans-cast-reaction/#commentsTue, 03 Feb 2015 20:06:46 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=37689Read More »]]>First, I’d like to give a big shout out to Jessica Chobot and the Nerdist team for breaking the Teen Titans roster story. As Chobot reports, TNT has ordered the pilot for the Teen Titans television adaptation, so this show is definitely happening. That’s more that I could say for the entire film version of the DC-CU. The TNT show will feature Dick Grayson’s Nightwing (of course), Barbara Gordon, Hawk and Dove, Raven, and lastly, Starfire. Not included in the pilot script are Beast Boy and Cyborg. This is very exciting news, but lets not jump the gun just yet. This ensemble show has to cast its stars before it can join the ranks of Arrow and the Flash.

So, what can we make of all this? The exclusion of Victor Stone makes a lot of sense as the film version of the DC-CU will feature the character in the highly anticipated film, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. WB and DC announced that Cyborg will be played by Ray Fisher last spring. As for Beast Boy, I’m indifferent. His lighthearted personality won’t be necessarily missed in my book.

Nightwing is a character that has long waited for his on screen debut. Fans across the world have been treated to fan made films and web series, but without taking away any merit from those projects, they are not well funded television productions. To finally have concrete knowledge that the character will finally appear on screen is a very big deal. Nightwing, in my and many of my colleagues opinion, is a very underrated character in the DC Universe. Nightwing has lived in the shadow of the Batman for far too long and it is now his time to show what he can bring to the television product of the DC-CU.

Barbara Gordon has appeared on screen before in Birds of Prey and was portrayed by Dina Meyer. As Chobot reported, Gordon will not be referred to as the Oracle, but will most likely operate as such. As most fans of the Batman stories know, Barbara and Dick share an intense past. It will be very interesting to see how the show writers play with both Barbara and Dick’s relationship and how that relationship will effect Dick’s future romance with Starfire and other Titan members.

Hawk and Dove are new comers to live action. There have been many reincarnations of the duo over the years, but it seems that TNT and DC will be aiming to create the most recent incarnations of Hawk and Dove, Hank Hall and Dawn Granger. According to Chobot, the pair of heroes will be set in a relationship. For starters, as I feel with the exclusion of Beast Boy, I’m a bit indifferent on the decision to have these two on the show. I will be watching closely on how fans react to the two characters. Hopefully the romantic duo will be the ultimate wildcards and become ultimate fan favorites.

Upon hearing about the inception of the show, Starfire and Raven were two characters, in my opinion, that absolutely had to be present. The two heroines not only provide a great contrast as separate characters, but can also provide a polarity to how they affect the personality of Nightwing. Both Starfire and Raven’s could ultimately represent the concept of light and darkness in Nightwing. This representation of opposing energies could play a role in how Nightwing makes decisions throughout the show. Also, don’t forget about Nightwing and Barbara Gordon, I smell a love triangle story arch coming.

Like most television shows in their debut seasons, this show will start off slow. As a matter of fact, this show has to get past it’s pilot episode. Here’s to hoping that this show doesn’t share the same fate as David E. Kelly’s Wonder Woman. However, with the success of Gotham, Arrow, Flash, as well as the momentum that CBS’ Supergirl is gaining, this show has a lot of potential. The producers and writers of TNT’s Teen Titans just need to ride the wave of a successful television version of the DC-CU.

Has anyone watched iZombie? What about Supernatur…. I mean, Constantine?

]]>http://gamefob.com/film-tv/the-dc-cu-teen-titans-cast-reaction/feed/0Mortal Kombat X Limited Editionshttp://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/mortal-kombat-x-limited-editions/
http://gamefob.com/gaming/gamingnews/mortal-kombat-x-limited-editions/#commentsTue, 03 Feb 2015 18:24:22 +0000http://gamefob.com/?p=37717Read More »]]>NetherRealm Studios has announced multiple upgrade options for their upcoming game, Mortal Kombat X. The first thing to note is that all of these upgrades will include the Kombat Pack, a season pass-esque subscription which will net you four additional unannounced fighters and exclusive skin variants.

If you own a PS4 or Xbox One, you can opt in for one of the two Kollector’s Editions:

The first Kollector’s Edition was a collaboration with Coarse, a company with background in collectible figurines. This one will cost you $150 and includes the game, a custom statue of Coarse’s vision of Scorpion, certificate of authenticity signed by artists Sven Waschk and Mark Landwehr, a DLC Scorpion skin to match the statue, and the Kombat Pack. Check out the announce trailer:

The second Kollector’s Edition will cost $180 and includes a more standard, hand-painted statue of Scorpion, a collectable steel pack and card, the first volume of the Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties comic, the Kombat Pack and of course the game. Curiously, this edition also includes a DLC variant for Gold Scorpion that mirrors the Coarse edition. It’s a little strange without the context of the other statue, but hey, it looks awesome. It’s important to note that this version is exclusive to Amazon, so if you would prefer the standard style Scorpion on your shelf, head over before it’s too late.

The GameStop Limited Edition will cost $100 and only includes the game and the Kombat Pack. They also throw in a “Cold War Scorpion Skin” exclusive to the retailer. This pricing is a bit curious however, because it implies the Kombat Pack is valued at $40. We have seen some steeply-priced DLC in the past, but this would mean they want $10 per character. To each his own.

Finally, we have the Premium Edition, the only digital upgrade, and the only upgrade available to all five platforms. This too includes only the game and the Kombat Pack. However, the Premium Edition is $90, meaning the Kombat Pack is here valued at $30. But this is most likely just a downloadable discount, since publishers make more from digital sales vs retail.

Important: don’t forget that you can secure a free character, Goro, by preordering any edition at any store.

Mortal Kombat X arrives April 14 for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC. We will update you whenever something new is announced, so stay tuned to GameFob Network!